The Department has a community policing partnership with the faculty, staff and students to ensure a safe university environment. Our officers are on duty 24/7 and provide a full range of public safety services. The Department is headed by a Chief of Police, presently Colonel David Horace and is comprised of a total of 16 employees. University officers are empowered with general police powers to enforce regulations on campus as well as state and local laws. The mission of the Virginia Union University Campus Police Department is to deliver professional law enforcement services in a safe and secure environment with equal protection under the law for university employees, students and guests. Campus Police will embrace the principles of collaboration and community policing with academic, adm